In February, we told you about Lamp & Shade Craft Kitchen and Cocktails opening in the old Lamp & Shade Fair building at 1336 N. Mills Ave. in Mills 50. Like most restaurant openings, Lamp & Shade has been plagued by delays, but the restaurant has cleared numerous hurdles and is poised to open in early December.
We can now lift the shade off to reveal some details about the concept. Ryan Stewart, executive chef of Thriving Hospitality, says Lamp & Shade will offer an "Asian-influenced, tapas-style menu" (menu and food images posted below) as well as a "comprehensive beverage program" focusing on "riffs of tiki classics" overseen by part-owner and beverage developer Courtney Williams.
All of Lamp & Shade's cocktails will be designed to pair with Stewart's menu.
The restaurant's playful name, of course, pays homage to the longstanding lamp store that first opened in this space back in 1963. Judging from the above renderings, lighting will certainly be a central focus of the restaurant's interior design.
The mural inside the restaurant by artist Sumner Mormeneo fuses elements of surrealism, Dada and Pop Art and is intended to be a conversation piece exploring the meaning behind the concept.
The restaurant's exterior features the "Diversity Mural" by artist Cherie Bosela, a work memorializing the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting and dedicated to all who suffer from discrimination.
The Thriving Hospitality group also includes Thrive Cocktail Lounge & Eatery downtown, and Bounce House Social Eats near UCF.
Check out food photos as well as the food and drink menus below. For all the latest info and updates, follow @throwsomeshadeorl on Instagram. (Note: Instagram handle corrected after publication; we regret the previous error.)
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Lamp + Shade Craft Kitchen and Cocktails poised for December opening
By Faiyaz Kara on Fri, Oct 13, 2023 at 4:03 pm
Lamp & Shade Craft Kitchen
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Lamp & Shade Craft Kitchen
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Hamachi Kama (gochujang glaze, blistered shishitos, sesame seeds, grilled lemon)
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Dumplings (purple sweet potatoes, pecans, pepitas, soy miso butter, local greens)
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Stone Fried Rice (local vegetables, viola flowers, sunny side up egg, rock shrimp)
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Jack's Crispy Rice (spicy jackfruit, avocado, lotus chip, gochujang glaze)
"Diversity Mural"
photo courtesy of Thriving Hospitality
"Buried in Pearls" (Smith & Cross, Hamilton 86 demerara, Bacardi 8 Year, Falernum, vanilla honey butter, mandarin, lime)
photo courtesy of Thriving Hospitality
Blackened Tuna (avocado smash, lotus chip, citrus, caviar, melon greens, peach pepper aioli)
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Crispy Tofu (spicy chimichurri aioli, lotus chips)
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"Under the Same Sun" (Don Julio Blanco, Del Maguey Vida Mezcal, Boomsma Beerenburger, falernum, tamarind-shiso shrub, lime)
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